Four people were killed and dozens injured in a firefight between Gaza City police and members of the Hillis family in the city's Shuja'iyya neighborhood Wednesday night. ++++ Rice weg: Israeli forces seized 22 Palestinians throughout the West Bank early Thursday morning. ++++ Rice encouraged ++++ The Shin Bet has decided recently to increase the security around President Shimon Peres, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Thursday. The decision was made after several intelligence leads indicated that right-wing extremists or Palestinian terror groups may try to harm Peres. The president, it was reported, had already received several death threats. ++++ An Egyptian document distributed in Congress asserts that Israeli soldiers cooperate with smugglers in allowing arms and military equipment into the Gaza Strip. The document was relayed to senior Israeli officials where it has served to intensify concerns in Jerusalem about Egypt's willingness to stem the flow of weapons from its territory into the Hamas-controlled Gaza Srip. ++++ Walid al-Hodali ist erneut verhaftet worden.